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Fostering Social-Emotional Learning Skills in Children and Adolescents
Steven G. Feifer D.Ed. Shared with the permission of Jack Hirose & Associates According to a recent survey conducted by the Canadian...
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Mar 195 min read

How Important is Music for Cognition in PreK-4th Grade Intervention?
We build executive function skills with cognitive-motor movement.
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Mar 85 min read

10 Ways Sensory-Motor Skills Support Skilled Reading
Reading requires a complex interplay between cognitive, sensory, and motor processes, here are 10 ways sensory-motor skills support reading.
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Feb 63 min read

7 Engaging Activities for Parents to Foster Children's Self-Regulation Skills with Cognitivities
7 Engaging Activities for Parents to Foster Children's Self-Regulation Skills with Cognitivities
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Jun 25, 20242 min read

The Importance of Assessing Visual-Perceptual and Visual-Spatial Skills in Physical Education, SPED & Adapted PE
Lynne Kenney, PsyD & Alice Li, BS Boston College Recently an occupational therapist who attended our executive function workshop in...
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Apr 30, 20244 min read


Cognitivities™ for Better Self-Regulation, Response Inhibition, Memory, & Attention
Incorporate Music, Art, and Movement for Self-Regulation with Cognitivities.
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Apr 25, 20242 min read

The Music is Within Us: Building Self-Regulation Skills & Connection Through Music
When we think of music, often what comes to mind, is a song. We may think of Broadway musicals, Bach, or Taylor Swift. In our minds,...
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Mar 25, 20244 min read


Cognitive-Motor Activities For Better Executive Function, Self-Regulation & Learning in Children
Over the past 20 years, we have developed engaging cognitive-motor & executive function activities to help clinicians and educators who...
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Jan 18, 20242 min read

Power-Up Classroom Cognition with Music, Rhythm, and Motor Movement
Incorporating music, rhythm, and motor movement to strengthen executive function in children is an effective way to “Power-Up” children’s...
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Oct 28, 20233 min read

Physical Education and Physical Activity Improve Children’s Cognition, Achievement & Health
Physical Education (PhysEd) programs in elementary schools play a vital role in promoting learning, academic achievement, social skills,...
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Jul 14, 20233 min read

How Do Executive Function Skills Contribute to Reading Proficiency?
Executive Function Skills contribute to phonological processing, reading fluency, and reading comprehension. Neurobiological and...
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Jul 2, 20234 min read

How is the Cognitive Skill "Sequencing" Important in Reading and Math?
The role of executive function skills in reading and math is becoming better known in education. Understood in the clinical treatment of...
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Jun 25, 20232 min read

BIG BUDS Kindness and Respect Activity - FREE Download
Our esteemed colleagues Kyle Bragg and Megaera Regan are at Shape America Seattle this week. They have been tweeting about teaching...
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Apr 4, 20231 min read

CogniSuite™ Executive Function Professional Development
Executive Function Skill deficits impact up to 80% of children ages 3-17 who have ADHD, Learning Difficulties, Dyslexia, Developmental...
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Jul 24, 20226 min read

Executive Functions are Cognitive Skills and Cognitive Skills Can Be Learned!
This is my favorite quote from our work at Wellington-Alexander Center, "Executive Functions are Cognitive Skills and Cognitive Skills...
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Jun 11, 20228 min read

30+ Physical Activity Programs + Resources for Parents, Teachers, Principals & Clinicians
We know that physical activity is beneficial for health, stress reduction, social relationships, and cognition. Yet, our children are...
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Mar 12, 20222 min read

The Importance of Rhythmic Coordinative Beat-Based Movement to Engage Executive Functions
Research in the past 20 years has shown a meaningful relationship between moving in time to a beat and symptomology in ADHD, Autism,...
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Oct 12, 20215 min read

25+ Science of Reading, Language, Literacy & Learning Resources
In 2021, I wrote this post for some families in our practice who asked for more Science of Reading Resources. In the three years that...
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Oct 2, 20215 min read

Understanding Dyscalculia and Dyslexia: What’s the Relationship
Dyscalculia is a math learning disability that impairs an individual’s ability to learn number-related concepts, perform accurate math...
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Jun 5, 20216 min read

Practical Educational Resources for Hybrid, At-Home and Distance Learning
While working with parents, teachers, and districts during this unique time, we asked some of our esteemed colleagues, what Apps and...
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Dec 8, 20201 min read